Written by

Dan Wolken
| USA TODAY Sports

This will be built up as the Iron Bowl of all Iron Bowls, and maybe that's true.

In a state where Auburn and Alabama fans live together uncomfortably, obsessing over one another for 365 days a year, it has been nearly four decades since they played a game with so much on the line for both sides.

After No. 7 Auburn's memorable 43-38 victory against Georgia on Saturday, the stakes are as clear-cut as they could be. On Nov. 30, the winner of the 78th Iron Bowl will earn a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game and stay in contention for the BCS title. The loser basically will be irrelevant ...